It was January 1986, and I had just turned nine the previous November. I remember the gray-skied Monday, as we sat in the First Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, the town in which I grew up.

Blavity Fest is coming to Atlanta. The event will unite a community of Black creatives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.

(JTA) — Sam Massell was Atlanta’s first Jewish ... “Sam’s legacy was transitioning the city from an all-white power structure to a predominantly Black power structure.